Iowa Keokuk dam and branch plants signal growth
Des Moines May 5 Iowa factories see rising demand both inside and outside Iowa. High freight costs push eastern firms to plan Midwest branch plants, with Des Moines and Newton hosting expansions. Maytag ships 4000 aluminum washing machines to New York, 40 cars per train. New hydro plants planned at Maquoketa and near Boone will boost Iowa power, aiding industry and Des Moines area growth. Railroads stockpile coal for next season, and horse shortages push up prices. Wool prices rise globally with a Texas contract guiding next Boston market.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Manufacturers Association
Opi Nion
Kimball
Manufacturers’ Association
Middlewest
Henry Ford
Towa
Maytag Company of
Newton
New York City
Comepany
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Philadelphia
Portland
Winnipeg
Maquokets
Maquoketa
Hydro-Iectric Company
City
Jackson County
Price Bros., Inc
Dayton
Lansing
Mich
Palisades
Boone
Ledges
Keokuk
St. Louis
Railrauls
Long
Burlington
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Stallfei Registration Division
Texas
United States
Germany
Boston
Teachers College Lad Wins in Cedar Valley Declamatory
Fulton Barnes of Poachers' College High won first in the Cedar Valley declamatory contest with Call to Arms. Russell Beachler of Waterloo West second in oratorical with John Brown. Ruth Sperry of Grundy Center first in dramatic The Death Disc, Tola Uho of Charles City second with Three Things. Pauline Probert of Cedar Falls High won humorous with A Little Question of Woman's Rights. Vera Brodarson of Waverly second with The Wedding of Miss Bray.
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Baverly
Fulton Barnes
Poachers’ College] High
Cedar Valley
Call To Arms
Russell Beachler
Waterloo West
John Brown
Ruth Sperry
Grundy Center
Tola Uho
Charles City
Pauline Probert
Cedar Falls High
Vera Brodarson
Waverly
Miss Bray
China
Jury Segregated in Cooper Income Tax Fraud Case
Federal Judge George Scott ordered the jury segregated in the Cooper income tax fraud trial in Dubuque Iowa. The jury, largely of farmers, was drawn from the second panel and forbidden to register at Hotel Julien Dubuque. Defendants A A Cooper W F Cooper and Kathryn J Cooper with Phil Ryder faced alleged frauds in income tax returns of the A A Cooper Wagon and Buggy Co and the Julien Hotel Corp. The government seeks more than 169000 in taxes penalties and interest. Opening argument by A U S attorney Harold Trawin noted erasures in records for 1938 1919 and 1920 the years of alleged fraud.
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Dubuque, Ta
George Scott
Iowa
Des Moines
A. A. Cooper
W. IF. Cooper
Dubuque
United States
Julien Dubuque
Kathryn
J. Cooper
Phil Ryder
A. A. Cooper Wagon & Buggy Co
Julien Hotel Corporation
Harold Trawin
United States District Attorney
Cooper Company
Reinbeck Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Reinbeck Iowa May 5 Mr and Mrs George W Salisbury 78 and 71 observed their golden wedding anniversary living on the farm where they were married 50 years ago Married April 27 1873 seven children born all living and most attended the celebration Carl Idaho Falls Idaho absent London meat consumption around 400000 tons annually.
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Reinbeck
George W. Salisbury
Greater Waterloo Traffic Dept Urges Members Use Aid
Greater Waterloo association members are urged to utilize the traffic department as a human information resource. C A Hanson explains the service can answer questions about tariffs, classifications, and rates, aiding merchants and improving the department’s operation. He cites overcharges, requests reduced rates, and notes the free service to members with a small filing fee for claims.
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Greater Waterloo Association
C. A. Hanson
Hanson
Ilinois Central Railway Company
Au. Hanson
Western Classification Committee
Transcontinental Freight Bureau
Waterloo
Seattle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rock Island Railway Company
Minneapolis
Manly
South Africa Women’s Suffrage Bill Rejected by Parliament
The Union parliament narrowly votes against women’s suffrage, defeating the enfranchisement bill by two votes and delaying full voting rights for South African women by at least one year.
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South Africa
Union
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Eliess
Teachers College High Lad
Valley
Cooper Income
London
Ness
Baby
Phelps
Jefferson St
Kurtz-Reinhart Co
Byvank Transfer & Fuel Co
Fuel & Transfer
West Mullan Ave
Cuthura
Mra
L. H. Smith
Thornton Ave
Parsons, Kana
Hach F. Msil
Andrew Carnegie
John Wanamaker
James J. Hill
Thrift
Leavitt& Johnson
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